Playoff Matchup Round 2: Thunder (4) Vs. Grizzlies (8)

I'm really loving James Harden right now. He is playing an amazing game tonight.

 

I hate Durant's guts.

 

Even less to come back from a deficit.

 

If for some reason the Grizzlies hadn't missed 5 layups, there would be no lead. But now that OKC is up 11, Memphis is in a danger zone. Their 2 bigs have to start throwing their weight around.

 

Gasol and Randolph's gas tanks are obviously below E. The question becomes: How much do Durant and Westbrook have left?

 

Westbrook is sick.

 

If OKC wants to put this game away, they need to quit isolating Perkins. He's a failure as an offensive player. That's 3 times in the 2nd half already.

 

Hahaha wow, Durant had a mismatch with Conley guarding him. Westbrook holding the ball 5 feet away and doesn't give the ball to Durant, who can easily shoot over Conley.

Fail.

 

Durant is the best player on their team, but they are better with Westbrook being aggressive and looking for shots as well. Ibaka and Perkins are both worthless on offense, they NEED Westbrook to be aggressive.

 

Westbrook be trippin...

 

He already dribbled and held the ball outside the 3-point line, guarded by Battier. Even though he got a pass to Perkins who made the hook and got the points, it was still a bad showcase of his PG decision making.

 

I think memphis has been over achieving these entire playoffs.

 

Ball don't lie. Should've been Thunder ball and no technical on Ibaka.

 

Why are Houston fans wishing Memphis
Well? The worse they do, the better chance
We have at getting Gasol?

 

Last game could've went either way. The 3OT has effected the older Memphis bigs more so than younger Durant and Westbrook, they're just out of gas.

 

As a grizzlies I've got to say when the thunder come to memphis, we are going to unleash hell on them.

If they want to win this series they are going to have to do it in 7. NOT on our court.

 

MEM is out of luck. Even couldn't make a layup.

 

I don't think it's luck as much as it is fatigue. Memphis is really tired out there and have no legs under them (especially their bigs).

 

I understand Lionel Hollins telling his team to keep competing, but he should take out Z-Bo and Gasol and stash them for the next game. No good thing will come out of fighting this much longer. 25-point deficit with 7 mins left is insurmountable.

 

it's fatigue. OKC is better equipped since they're younger, and their best players are only 21 and 22.

memphis had no chance of winning this game after that first quarter.

hopefully they can bounce back in game 6 or their cinderella run will be over.